title: A qualitative investigation of teachers' information, motivation, and behavioral skills for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in preschoolers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Using the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model as a framework, researchers qualitatively assessed preschool teachers' perceived motivation, facilitators, and barriers related to getting preschool children to eat fruits and vegetables (FV).
  
  
  METHODS
  Individual, semi-structured interviews with 28 Head Start teachers in central North Carolina.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants reported the need for FV-related information (Information) to improve FV consumption in children, perceived themselves to be parents at school (Motivation), and reported using conditional rewards and punishment statements to get preschoolers to eat FV (Behavioral Skills).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nutrition educators may use the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model to develop education materials targeting increases in preschoolers' FV consumption. To motivate preschool teachers who see themselves as parents at school (Motivation), nutrition educators can provide teachers with FV-related information that was reported as their needs (Information), and supportive feeding practices (Behavioral Skills) to get preschoolers to consume FV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
authors.forename: Satoko C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Mita
authors.forename: Eileena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: L Suzanne
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Goodell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002654:Child Care / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D014675:Vegetables
keywords: child; child care; fruit; motivation; preschool; vegetables